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Australia's cattle exports went up 23% in H1 2018

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Australia exported 23% more cattle between January and June 2018, reaching a total 487,215 head, Beef Central reports.

Posted on Jul 24 ,13:31

Australia's cattle exports went up 23% in H1 2018

The largest growth in cattle shipments was driven by the Chinese market. Australia exported 52,259 cattle in the first half of 2018, with a year-over-year increase of 65%.

On the other hand, the country's cattle exports to Indonesia reported a slight decrease amounting to 213,033 head.

Increases in shipments of cattle were also reported for other markets. Vietnam imported 4% more cattle from Australia, a total of 98,179 head in the mentioned period.

Meanwhile, shipments to Israel also increased by 42% to 20,914 head and those to Malaysia rose by 128% to 15,363 head.

Beef Central further reports that Australia's feeder cattle shipments increased by 20% to 315,2017 head in the first six months of 2018 compared to the similar period from 2017. Slaughter cattle exports rose to 124,470 head, with a 37% increase, and breeder cattle exports were 47,538 head, with an increase of 9%.

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